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Chat will control Jerma in his upcoming “doll house” streams
William Davis
Jerma985’s streaming shenanigans are already famous, but this next venture might be the wildest thing he’s ever done on Twitch. Jerma will be holding a “doll house” stream in August during which his fans will be able to control every aspect of the stream, including Jerma himself. He revealed the news during a recent broadcast session where he fittingly played The Sims. He later confirmed that he has partnered with …
League of Legends
Jhin scaling and MF’s ult make huge combos in Ultimate Spellbook
William Davis
Ultimate Spellbook is entering its final days on the live server and a lot of fun and overpowered combos in the game mode have been discovered in the past weeks. Some have been more flashy and innovative than others, while some combos have just flat-out crush opponents. A simple but strong combo was recently discovered by a Jhin player that had access to Miss Fortune’s ultimate Bullet Time. Because of …
League of Legends
T1 vs. Gen.G: 2021 LCK Summer betting analysis
William Davis
The second to last week of the regular season in the 2021 LCK Summer Split is right around the corner and one of the key matchups will be between T1 and Gen.G, both of whom are fighting for the best seed possible moving into the playoffs. With only two weeks left, Gen.G has locked in a playoff spot with its current 10-4 record. T1 has yet to lock in a …
Dota 2
mason banned for 5th time from Twitch, unbanned 4 hours later
Steven Rondina
Update- August 3, 9:50 p.m. ET Mason’s ban from Twitch was overturned just a few hours after being put in place. The unban was quickly announces by Streamer Bans on Twitter, then corroborated by mason: and I am unbanned. Will stream tomorrow probably. Let’s all be the best we can be in-game and out of game :) — mason (@masondota) August 3, 2021 –End of update– One of Dota 2’s …
Counter-Strike
This new Overpass heaven smoke is safer than most lineups
Fariha Bhatti
This new Overpass heaven smoke is safer than the one you use. Smoking heaven on Overpass’ B site doesn’t have to be a life-threatening task. There’s an easier way to block off the high angle over the site that AWPers have exploited on the map. The trouble is that most of the known lineups for smokes to block off heaven have put players into dangerous positions. Dying while lining up a …
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Blizzard president J. Allen Brack leaves amid sexism allegations
Olivia Richman
As employees continue to come out with more stories of abuse, harassment, sexism, and discrimination, Blizzard president J. Allen Brack is stepping down from the game development company. Blizzard announced that Brack was leaving today. His spot will be taken over by Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra, who are going to co-lead the company for the time being. Oneal became Blizzard’s executive vice president of development in January 2021, leading …
League of Legends
EDward Gaming vs. LNG Esports: 2021 LPL Summer betting analysis
William Davis
The LPL teams have entered the last week of the 2021 LPL Summer regular split and many teams are still fighting for the best seeding possible going into the playoffs. Two of those teams are EDward Gaming and LNG Esports, who have both secured spots in the playoffs but have yet to lock in their final seeds. This means a very important match between the two skilled squads, with EDG …
Apex Legends
Apex Legends will have all three maps in rotation for first time
Fariha Bhatti
Apex Legends is about to get more competitive with advanced map rotation that will include all three maps. Top-notch gunplay coupled with hardheaded legends has made Apex Legends one of the fan-favorite battle royales. But while the game is cut-throat and challenging, it can be a tad bit boring due to subpar map rotation. Players could only play two maps per season. But this will now change, a developer has …
These are the best items and moves for Zeraora in Pokemon Unite
William Davis
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One of the most popular Pokemon so far in Pokemon Unite has been Zeraora, who can be unlocked for free when signing up for the game. This has given plenty of players the chance to try out the speedy jungler and get to feel how well it can carry when getting a lead. Zeraora is a physical melee attacker in Pokemon Unite, falling under the speedster role. This basically means …
Fnatic signs former Cloud9 duo ALEX and mezii to CSGO roster
Fariha Bhatti
Counter-Strike
Former Cloud9 duo Alex “ALEX” McMeekin and William “mezii” Merriman have marked their return to top-tier Counter-Strike: Global Offensive by joining Fnatic. The Swedish team’s director and head coach, Andreas “Samuelsson” Samuelsson, earlier expressed a wish to go International and it seems that the organization has made the big move by signing the British duo. The start of something new.Welcome, @kingmezii & @CSGOALEX to the Black and Orange. pic.twitter.com/SYpU8YNAGV — …
Cinderace and Gengar nerfed on first Pokemon Unite balance update
William Davis
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As with any other MOBA, Pokemon Unite will be updated regularly with balance changes to Pokemon and items. For the first balance update, Pokemon Unite will bring out some nerfs to some of the current dominators in Cinderace and Gengar. This update is set to launch on Wednesday, August 4 and will deliver changes to a total of 14 Pokemon. Some of these changes will be regular bug fixes while …
The Scope.gg map performance tool is a new way to improve in CSGO
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
Be honest with yourself: Are you actually good at sniping from heaven on Mirage? How good are you at holding down long doors on Dust 2? Are you more successful pushing towards the A site or B site on Ancient? Players have to make some tricky choices when it comes to how and where they play on maps in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and without precise statistics, it’s tough to know …
Valorant players can hide your utility on this secret spot on Breeze
Fariha Bhatti
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Breeze is the latest addition to Valorant’s map pool and players still haven’t unleashed all the secret spots. The sixth location, Breeze, introduced plenty of fresh features to the dull Valorant map pool. With its beachy scenery, palm trees, and vast, open area, Breeze has everything that other maps lacked. It turns out it also has a secret spot that can hide tossable utility. Agents like Killjoy and Viper have …
Pokemon GO players call for boycott after safety benefits end
Olivia Richman
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The Pokemon GO community has been in an uproar over Niantic’s decision to remove lockdown-era benefits last week. Despite major backlash from players, Niantic went ahead with the decision to remove a lot of the benefits the developer added to the mobile game in 2020 to keep players engaged while they were less able to safely travel. Since many trainers were not leaving their homes a lot last year, Niantic …
EHOME shutters Dota 2 division until 2022 DPC season, xNova out
William Davis
Dota 2
The EHOME Dota 2 team will be temporarily shut down until the 2022 Dota Pro Circuit season. The announcement comes three weeks after a loss in the grand finals of China’s regional qualifier for The International 2021. In addition to a temporary shuttering, the team is also releasing Malaysian hard support Jian Wei “xNova” Yap due to the expiration of his contract. The EHOME Dota 2 team still plans to …
Elige explains why peeker’s advantage in Valorant isn’t entirely bad
Fariha Bhatti
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Peeker’s advantage in Valorant is a hot issue both among professional players and the casual base. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski has shared his thoughts on the subject and his fans are torn. There has been a lot of controversies around peeker’s advantage in Valorant. Some players think it’s ruining their tactical experience and Riot Games isn’t doing enough to minimize it. The community isn’t a fan of …
These are the first 2021 LCS summer playoff matchups and dates
William Davis
League of Legends
A long LCS season is coming to a close with the 2021 LCS Summer Split playoffs right around the corner. Unlike in other seasons, this year’s LCS teams have played more games than usual and have had their summer standings combined with the results from the spring split. This leaves the top eight throughout the season for the upcoming playoffs, which consists of a very competitive bracket to decide who …
These are the matches and dates for the 2021 LEC summer playoffs
William Davis
League of Legends
Another intense LEC split is behind us, leaving the six best teams left to play for the 2021 LEC Summer Split trophy and the three European region’s spots at the 2021 World Championship. All teams fought hard during the 18 regular-season games and are now being rewarded with a spot in the playoffs, some with a higher seed than others. The LEC is known for being close in the standings, …
xQc challenging Twitch DMCA ban is important, and this is why
Steven Rondina
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Félix “xQc” Lengyel was banned from Twitch after a DMCA claim for watching highlights of the Tokyo Summer Olympics, and he says he’s going to be fighting back. The streamer returned to Twitch and discussed the DMCA ban, noting that his legal team wasn’t going to take it lying down. While most are forced to simply eat Twitch’s uneven enforcement of copyright claims, xQc is going to be swinging back …
Why is esports so popular?
William Davis
News
The online gaming industry is getting bigger every day. But what exactly is driving that constant growth, and how has that led to the development of esports? Gaming has quickly become the biggest thing in modern entertainment. The industry is now valued in the billions of dollars, a far cry from its humble beginnings when Atari was the biggest name in the space. A big part of that growth has …
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